CLEVELAND — Breaking down Game 5 of the ALDS between the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field.

Yankees 5, Indians 2: Yankees win series 3-2. The Yankees captured the winner-take-all game against the favored Indians to advance to the American League Championship Series where they will face the Houston Astros. Game 1 is scheduled for 8:08 p.m. ET on Friday at Minute Maid Park in Houston. The Yankees rallied to win the series after losing the first two games.

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The game: Didi Gregorius hit home runs in each of his first two plate appearances, both off Indians ace Corey Kluber, to give the Yankees an early lead.

Gregorius hit a solo shot with two outs in the first inning to open the scoring then increased the Yankees’ lead to 3-0 with a two-run homer in the third. Gregorius was just 1-for-13 in the series through the first four games, though he had drawn six walks.

Gregorius and Brett Gardner each had three of the Yankees’ eight hits.

Kluber allowed three runs in 3 2/3 innings while taking the loss. He also was tagged for six runs in 2 2/3 innings in Game 2, though he did not factor in the decision as the Indians rallied to win in 13 innings.

The poor ALDS performance came on the heels of Kluber having an 18-4 record with a 2.25 earned run average in 29 regular-season starts when he led the AL in ERA and tied for the league lead in wins. He is considered the favorite to win the AL Cy Young Award, which is voted on before postseason play begins.

The Yankees add two insurance runs in the ninth inning off closer Cody Allen to make it 5-2 when Gardner hit an RBI single and a second run scored when right fielder Jay Bruce bobbled the ball for an error.

Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia took a shutout into the fifth inning before giving up four straight singles with one out. He was removed after Roberto Perez and Giovanny Urshela, the bottom two hitters in the Indians’ batting order, had consecutive RBI hits to make it a one-run game.

David Robertson relieved and got Francisco Lindor to hit into an inning-ending double play. Robertson pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings for the win and Aroldis Chapman got the last six outs for the save.

Yankees rookie right fielder Aaron Judge had a rough night, going 0-for-5 with four strikeouts. He set a postseason record for most strikeouts in a series with 16 while managing only one hit in 20 at-bats.

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State of the Yankees: They advance to the ALCS for the first time since 2012 when they were swept by the Detroit Tigers in four games. The Yankees were 2-5 against the Astros in the regular season.

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State of the Indians: Their season comes to a disappointing end in which their 102-60 record was the best in the AL and they set with a league record with a 22-game winning streak. The Indians remains without a World Series title since 1948 and it will be wait ‘til next year again before they open the 2018 season March 29 against the Mariners at Safeco Field in Seattle.

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Pivot point: Robertson made the biggest pitch of the game when he got Lindor to hit into the double play. The air came right out of the Indians --- and the crowd of 37,802.

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Man of the moment: Robertson. The right-hander got the big double play and wound pitching 2 2/3 scoreless innings for the victory. He struck out two, walked one and did not allow a hit.

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What you missed on TV: An Indians’ fan in the lower concourse was wearing a Cory Snyder jersey. Snyder and teammate Joe Carter were featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated’s baseball preview issue in 1987 as the magazine predicted the Indians to win the World Series. The Indians finished with a record of 61-101 that season. Thirty years, the franchise is still seeking its first title since 1948. Maybe the Snyder jersey jinxed the Indians.

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